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Wine Description
The Story
The Vine Hill Ranch is one of the great bench land vineyards in the Oakville AVA. This terroir- driven wine shows the power, elegance and complexity from this unique vineyard.
Vine Hill Ranch Vineyard is located on bench land soils in the southwestern foothills of the Oakville AVA. Established in 1884, the ranch was originally planted in a variety of fruit crops. Since 1959 the focus has been grapes and today the vineyard is sustainably far...
Wine Information
The 2008 vintage began with above normal rainfall but then was followed by one nof the driest springs on record. April frosts threatened but vigilant vineyard managers protected the crop from severe damage. Dry winds during bloom and berry set reduced yields and then, finally, Mother Nature looked kindly on our vines and provided an excellent ripening season. Because of the lighter crop, harvest came a bit early. We picked grapes for this wine...
